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he also made sure to include that he wants more taxes. more taxes. obama care taxes are already kicking in. we just had a tax increase on investors and small businesses. can you beat that, more taxes? >> this should come as a surprise to nobody, larry. obama's goal is not some sound economy when he -- as his legacy, his goal is as to fundamentally transform america where we have a vastly expanded size of government. he won't talk about cuts except little ones on the side. but he wants to continue to expand government. he doesn't care about deficits. he's not going to deal on this. >> you know, a couple of times during the news conference, i was interested in this. president obama said to congress, go ahead, give me the power and i'll issue more debt. that's really what he wants. he wants the power to issue unlimited debt so he can have unlimited spending and eventually he's going to get around to unlimited tax hikes. >> well, to be clear, as you know, when we talk about the debt, the president doesn't get to decide, you know, how much we're spending
he also made sure to include that he wants more taxes. more taxes. obama care taxes are already kicking in. we just had a tax increase on investors and small businesses. can you beat that, more taxes? >> this should come as a surprise to nobody, larry. obama's goal is not some sound economy when he -- as his legacy, his goal is as to fundamentally transform america where we have a vastly expanded size of government. he won't talk about cuts except little ones on the side. but he wants to...
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what have we done on the tax well, we have raised taxes on capital. we haven't cut the corporate income tax. we haven't done anything on immigration, we have added more regulation. if you want to add an expensive regulation, fine, get rid of one. we have not been thinking of the regulation or tax or spending on growth. listen, given how big the debt is, according to ken rogueoff we are past the red zone where the amount of debt we have is slowing growth. we need to deal with that too. >> we just put $1.3 trillion on. that came out today. small business, the backbone of the economy, they got a big tax hike. i think that's the most regrettable. instead of paying 40% plus 3.8% obama care, i don't think the small business should pay more than 25%. i don't think the large business should pay more than 25%. those are both anti-growth measures from president obama. >> well, we should have free lunches too, larry. look, someone has to pay for government and the reality is you were talking about the past when we had more rapid growth. we did have more rapid gr
what have we done on the tax well, we have raised taxes on capital. we haven't cut the corporate income tax. we haven't done anything on immigration, we have added more regulation. if you want to add an expensive regulation, fine, get rid of one. we have not been thinking of the regulation or tax or spending on growth. listen, given how big the debt is, according to ken rogueoff we are past the red zone where the amount of debt we have is slowing growth. we need to deal with that too. >>...
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it's a special tax form. have you to file for every single state that you're in where the pipeline might go through. it's a little complicated so some people have been buying exchange-traded funds because there's mlp exchange-traded funds. the point is if you're interested in dividends, these -- these kinds of deals are very, very host investments. two other ones are coming this week. >> not really seeing the kind of pace that we've seen for ipos. haven't seen the business come back. >> norwegian cruise lines goes back. not a massive limited partnership. >> that's a very well known name. >> sure they will be trying it out. >> get me my sunglasses. >> closing countdown coming up. >> and is congress threatening the economy with the looming fight over the debt ceiling? something we're all talking about, and will washington ever get serious about fixing the debt crisis. do not miss, this should be pay-per-view's, maria's exclusive interview with alan simpson coming up on the "closing bell." >> he's always great.
it's a special tax form. have you to file for every single state that you're in where the pipeline might go through. it's a little complicated so some people have been buying exchange-traded funds because there's mlp exchange-traded funds. the point is if you're interested in dividends, these -- these kinds of deals are very, very host investments. two other ones are coming this week. >> not really seeing the kind of pace that we've seen for ipos. haven't seen the business come back....
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the decision when you spend the money or raise taxes -- >> thank you very much for your answer. hope you will come back and join us again sometime. >> thank you. >> second inauguration of president obama takes place on monday, january 21st. that will martin luther king, jr. he will be sworn in on the day before, the 20th, as per the constitution. i will host a special cnbc event. it begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. that is, monday, martin luther king, jr. day. >> sue? >> ty, shares of lululemon continue to be under pressure on the back of the latest outlook. what is ahead for the yoga appear el maker? courtney is live in miami. courtney? ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] don't just reject convention. drown it out. introducing the all-new 2013 lexus ls f sport. an entirely new pursuit. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t.
the decision when you spend the money or raise taxes -- >> thank you very much for your answer. hope you will come back and join us again sometime. >> thank you. >> second inauguration of president obama takes place on monday, january 21st. that will martin luther king, jr. he will be sworn in on the day before, the 20th, as per the constitution. i will host a special cnbc event. it begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. that is, monday, martin luther king, jr. day. >> sue?...
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the wealthy see charity and taxes two sides of the same coin. taxes go up, charity must go down. press secretary for george bush summed it up in a recent tweet saying, quote, i and many others will likely donate less in 2013. but a new study from the nonpartisan tech center says charitable giving may actually increase this year by $3.3 billion. tax hikes are actually the main reason why. here's how it works. taxpayers deduct their charity at their marginal tax rate. last year the wealthy could deduct 35 cents for every dollar they gave. the current rate is 39.6%. so they can deduct 39.6 cents for every dollar they give. their cost of giving has, in other words, fallen by 7% for those making $400,000 or more per year. the same is true if you're giving away stock or real estate that's appreciated in value. the higher capital gains rate making giving more economically attractive. the cliff deal does limit certain deductions. but the benefits of these higher tax rates more than makes up that limit on deductions. so net-net, the wealthy get a bigger tax cut this year for giving. it's
the wealthy see charity and taxes two sides of the same coin. taxes go up, charity must go down. press secretary for george bush summed it up in a recent tweet saying, quote, i and many others will likely donate less in 2013. but a new study from the nonpartisan tech center says charitable giving may actually increase this year by $3.3 billion. tax hikes are actually the main reason why. here's how it works. taxpayers deduct their charity at their marginal tax rate. last year the wealthy could...
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the president said he wouldn't raise taxes on everybody. he did raise taxes on everybody. he still has the moral high ground. it's about spending. which is just future taxes. how can that pledge be changed? you're not going to be able to combat the debt ceiling with a static pledge. >> okay. well the good news is, that moving forward we're going to have a four-year struggle against the president's overspending. and we have three days, three battles that we know the day of. march 2nd is when the sequester begins. watch the president try and weasel out of the sequester, that it was his idea, and he agreed to it -- >> doesn't matter whose idea it is. how are you going to get on the offense? see i'm with you. i'm a fiscal conservative. but you're on your back feet. >> no, no. the sequester takes place automatically unless something else happens, saving $1.2 trillion. debt ceiling which comes up around march 14th, fuzzy day but roughly march 14th, there the republicans have said for two years now, because the president's busting the budget with all his spending he's going to ha
the president said he wouldn't raise taxes on everybody. he did raise taxes on everybody. he still has the moral high ground. it's about spending. which is just future taxes. how can that pledge be changed? you're not going to be able to combat the debt ceiling with a static pledge. >> okay. well the good news is, that moving forward we're going to have a four-year struggle against the president's overspending. and we have three days, three battles that we know the day of. march 2nd is...
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but this is a weird one because this tax works the opposite of many other taxes in that it only taxes you up to $113,000 of income. above that, you don't have to pay the social security piece of the fica tax. it hits those people at the bottom on a percentage basis more than other taxes do. that's why people are having a little bit after head scratcher here, trying to figure out what the impact is, sue. >> yeah, eamon, no one is happy about it. and jane has that story live for from burbank, jane? >> reporter: hi, sue. in california, it is a double-whammy. not only are people seeing higher taxes but in california there are is a higher sales tax twb there is higher federal income tax and state as well. but this is l.a., a blue city and blue state and people are used to ponying up. >> have you gotten paid yet this month. >> reporter: yes, i have. >> did you notice your paycheck was smaller? >> i did. >> reporter: how did you feel about that? >> on one hand, we know why it is being done in the sense that we need to find a way of getting the deficit down. you but on the other hand, no, bec
but this is a weird one because this tax works the opposite of many other taxes in that it only taxes you up to $113,000 of income. above that, you don't have to pay the social security piece of the fica tax. it hits those people at the bottom on a percentage basis more than other taxes do. that's why people are having a little bit after head scratcher here, trying to figure out what the impact is, sue. >> yeah, eamon, no one is happy about it. and jane has that story live for from...
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the payroll tax holiday was allowed to expire. the fiscal cliff, this isn't a new tax. it's a return of an old tax but it's playing havoc with domestic stocks. so is all of the partisanship that makes our country seem like a mickey mouse place to invest and uncertainty going forward, every single democratic government on earth seems to be better organized and smoother functioning than ours. that uncertainty caused by that lack of confidence and higher payroll taxes might have something to do with the declines we're seeing. telco was a place to hide back in 2012. at&t and verizon saw slow downs. no let up in the subsidies to apple and samsung, we love these companies because they had no europe last year, no china, no mexico. now we wish they had all three and there was business formation. let's focus on the other half of the equation. it's a little more robust, where the money is going. last night china had one more remarkable session. holy cow, courtesy of new attitude. the gold double digit growth is taking up the fxi. follow along, but it is taking up the ancillary ch
the payroll tax holiday was allowed to expire. the fiscal cliff, this isn't a new tax. it's a return of an old tax but it's playing havoc with domestic stocks. so is all of the partisanship that makes our country seem like a mickey mouse place to invest and uncertainty going forward, every single democratic government on earth seems to be better organized and smoother functioning than ours. that uncertainty caused by that lack of confidence and higher payroll taxes might have something to do...
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tax or no tax, middle east, those guys good at what they do. how you doing? >> caller: a big booyah from florida. >> what's going on, sunshine? >> caller: a called a month ago for cisco. y you told me to buy. now it's 21. you think i should buy? >> i think it's good. a very hard stock. i see the orders coming from the telco ies, so my charitable trust pulled the trigger, bought cisco. i think it will go to 24. >>> sally in california. >> caller: a big booyah to you from california. can you tell me about anteras pharmaceutical. ants. >> the injectables, very competitive. not a believe every or buyer of that particular industry, not that crazy on the stock. >>> let's go to drew in california. >> caller: dr. cramer, l.a. king stanley cup champ ba ba booyah to you. >> what's up? >> caller: thank you for getting be mac me back in the game in 2012. chesapeake, chk. >> a hard one to own frankly. i'll tell you why. my trust owns southwestern energy, which i think the ceo will tell you, a darn good company. natural gas prices won't go up i feel. and i worry about the
tax or no tax, middle east, those guys good at what they do. how you doing? >> caller: a big booyah from florida. >> what's going on, sunshine? >> caller: a called a month ago for cisco. y you told me to buy. now it's 21. you think i should buy? >> i think it's good. a very hard stock. i see the orders coming from the telco ies, so my charitable trust pulled the trigger, bought cisco. i think it will go to 24. >>> sally in california. >> caller: a big...
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when we pay our gasoline tax, we spend that money to the federal government. they skim off management fee and then they dole it out all over again to things like a museum dedicated to the packer, a movie about movies about the road for alaska, things like that. airport money, we spend all of this, there's a tax in all of our tickets, and yet all that money goes into a big pile and the vast majority of it does not go to the biggest airports in the country. it goes to the ones that are the most politically connected. you really have to disengage congress and get more private money going directly where they can actually make a profit and you'll get more infrastructure. >> yeah, but donna, i mean, president obama signed the recovery act and spend billions on infrastructure project. did we get our money's worth? what did that money goes toward? >> well, first let me say, we do need some more money. yes, some airports can be built privately, and there's no question we're spending the money in the wrong places, but even if we took all the money going to highways, lik
when we pay our gasoline tax, we spend that money to the federal government. they skim off management fee and then they dole it out all over again to things like a museum dedicated to the packer, a movie about movies about the road for alaska, things like that. airport money, we spend all of this, there's a tax in all of our tickets, and yet all that money goes into a big pile and the vast majority of it does not go to the biggest airports in the country. it goes to the ones that are the most...
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end of the payroll tax cut holiday. something dragging down on retailers, and higher payroll taxes disproportionately hit low and middle income consumers. customers make 40,000 a year or less. end of the payroll tax holiday, means a household will have to pay $800 to $1,000 in taxes that they won't be able to spend at the general. these families will have to tighten their belts. since they are more likely to shop at family dollar or dollar general than saks, that's bad news. the debt ceiling fiasco, and the negotiation of the budget sequester, we could see actual cuts to entitlement programs in the next few months, at least there will be tons of chatter in the media about it. i don't think either the republicans or the democrats have the guts to cut entitlements. what does this have to do with the dollar stores? you cut program that help people who shop at dollar stores, you hurt these stocks. the low-ends retail environment is getting more competitive. they have to become more promotional, code for more discounts. in o
end of the payroll tax cut holiday. something dragging down on retailers, and higher payroll taxes disproportionately hit low and middle income consumers. customers make 40,000 a year or less. end of the payroll tax holiday, means a household will have to pay $800 to $1,000 in taxes that they won't be able to spend at the general. these families will have to tighten their belts. since they are more likely to shop at family dollar or dollar general than saks, that's bad news. the debt ceiling...
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but they also got a tax benefit, the tax rate was 23% versus the expected 27%. and then their guidance, they guided to a midpoint, intel, of $12.7 billion when the street was looking for $12.9 billion. the pc client group, one of the groups i pointed to as being important in advance of the earnings, that was down 6% year of year revenue wise to $8.5 billion. it was $8.6 billion a quarter ago. but you know, there's some other things that are questions. mainly, of course, what intel's plan is for mobility. they talked about design wins but we really haven't seen them take on folks like qualcomm in a meaningful way yet. they need to do that, part of doing that will be getting lte built into their chip solution, so, that's going to be one of the questions analysts will have. gross margins holding up relatively well at 58%, which is down from a year ago, but they are guiding to 60% gross margin for fiscal 2013. >> jon, thank you. he will fill us in with that conference call. dr. j, you are been looking at these, first of all, the earnings came out early. we don't kno
but they also got a tax benefit, the tax rate was 23% versus the expected 27%. and then their guidance, they guided to a midpoint, intel, of $12.7 billion when the street was looking for $12.9 billion. the pc client group, one of the groups i pointed to as being important in advance of the earnings, that was down 6% year of year revenue wise to $8.5 billion. it was $8.6 billion a quarter ago. but you know, there's some other things that are questions. mainly, of course, what intel's plan is for...
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you need tax reform, in my view, corporate pad taxes are too high in the competitive world we're in. get those issues in front of them and then deal with the spending issues, which primarily are in medicare-medicaid and some of the other domestic -- >> how should people feel when they read this john boehner interview where he said the president said, we don't have a spending problem. how should people feel about that? >> if he said that, there's no way to agree with that. look, we're spending 24 percent of gdp and we're taking in 16%. we've got a spending problem. part of the spending problem is the recession that we've been in. the thing you've got to remember all of this has to be designed to get strong economic growth. the goal is not to cut spending or deal with the deficit. those are vehicles to get to the main goal getting the economy to grow at a faster rate. >> it is possible for someone to look at what he thinks government should provide for its citizens and it is possible to believe that 25% of gdp should be spent on government services. it is possible that he believes that
you need tax reform, in my view, corporate pad taxes are too high in the competitive world we're in. get those issues in front of them and then deal with the spending issues, which primarily are in medicare-medicaid and some of the other domestic -- >> how should people feel when they read this john boehner interview where he said the president said, we don't have a spending problem. how should people feel about that? >> if he said that, there's no way to agree with that. look,...
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cut, and the upper income tax hikes. the $250,000 of drag, right? so we just haven't seen that effect yet. >> all right, rebecca, i have two for you. number one is that i'm reading that the euro crisis this year is going to go on the back burner even though nothing's been settled. it just seems like people aren't as concerned about it. so, i guess that explains the euro's move. and then, this news out of japan that kelly's all -- talks about all the time. >> she's teed up on. >> she's very teed up on that. and reading some of the stuff that abe is getting accomplished, it is different. i mean they're going to do -- they're going to -- >> they're going to out-fed the fed. >> exactly. and you know, they haven't had -- do you remember the last time they've had 2% inflation? >> twice in the last two decades. briefly. one on the back of a tax increase. >> just really brief. >> they've flirted with 2% and that's come back -- >> you think they can orchestrate that? >> i'm dubious for now. but if you have a better u.s., a quiet
cut, and the upper income tax hikes. the $250,000 of drag, right? so we just haven't seen that effect yet. >> all right, rebecca, i have two for you. number one is that i'm reading that the euro crisis this year is going to go on the back burner even though nothing's been settled. it just seems like people aren't as concerned about it. so, i guess that explains the euro's move. and then, this news out of japan that kelly's all -- talks about all the time. >> she's teed up on....
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whatever that tax rate works. it can cover their expense, buy books, scene their kids to school, put food on the table. it doesn't matter where the tax was a generation ago or three years ago because we assimilate, we're a productive capitalist society that assimilates. it on lie matters where you are. love steve liesman's presentation. it's about government spending. what i find fascinating, what we have here is on one side debt. on the other side we have stimulus but not really. okay. boy the board is even getting excited. but debt and stimulus are the same. it just depends on which side of the check you're on. the 1.2 trillion every year in debt is basically a stimulus. so why is it so shock or why is it that to stop increasing debt that once you do the numbers go down? you know what it's like? you remember those old cars in the old days. you had stick shift. your battery was dead you pushed it to get it going. say you have to pay your buddies 20 bucks to get a push. if after 50 pushes it doesn't start maybe th
whatever that tax rate works. it can cover their expense, buy books, scene their kids to school, put food on the table. it doesn't matter where the tax was a generation ago or three years ago because we assimilate, we're a productive capitalist society that assimilates. it on lie matters where you are. love steve liesman's presentation. it's about government spending. what i find fascinating, what we have here is on one side debt. on the other side we have stimulus but not really. okay. boy the...
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you'll pay a big tax. well, apparently the repatriation is a lot more doable than they're being given credit for. i don't know exactly what that means, we'll bring it back once we do the lbo. the big question is why current management considered buying back stocks. there's a special committee here, of course. we'll see whether they can get to a price that every side agrees on and that shareholders will approve. >> yesterday, most of the day was spent pooh-poohing this deal. because of the repatriation. because of the equity check. >> it seemed to be insurmountable because the club deals are frowned upon at this point. >> then i want to ask you whether this is some sort of sea change. because this is obviously a much smaller check. yesterday we said it would be $8 billion. >> no, $4 billion to $5 billion. >> what i'm saying is, this is a rival departure from what we've seen from the little money put up. >> given the size of the hlbo - >> top line doesn't matter. this company's bottom line is larger than the
you'll pay a big tax. well, apparently the repatriation is a lot more doable than they're being given credit for. i don't know exactly what that means, we'll bring it back once we do the lbo. the big question is why current management considered buying back stocks. there's a special committee here, of course. we'll see whether they can get to a price that every side agrees on and that shareholders will approve. >> yesterday, most of the day was spent pooh-poohing this deal. because of the...
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it's really sort of taxed the entire hospital system. we have patients in our emergency room, have crowded a lot of patients in the emergency room. we've used a lot of techniques to accommodate the influx of patients we've seen. >> are you seeing at least at press, are other hospitals, those extraordinary measures that some have taken, are they beginning to pull back a bit? >> we're not pulling back yet. as i said, we've seen a slight decline in the last couple days. but we want to make sure it actually starts falling considerably before we pull back. we've got additional staff on board. we've opened up additional units in order to take care of these patients. we've created new protocols in our emergency room to tri to triage them so make sure they're not mixing with the other patients. those policies will still be in place for the next couple weeks likely. >> in kitchens, and offices around the country, people are still talking about whether to get a vaccination, right? >> yes. >> they can start as early as october. if you haven't gotte
it's really sort of taxed the entire hospital system. we have patients in our emergency room, have crowded a lot of patients in the emergency room. we've used a lot of techniques to accommodate the influx of patients we've seen. >> are you seeing at least at press, are other hospitals, those extraordinary measures that some have taken, are they beginning to pull back a bit? >> we're not pulling back yet. as i said, we've seen a slight decline in the last couple days. but we want to...
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the president won the election and all about taxes and he got his taxes. $60 billion a year and runs the government for five days. he has to challenge his party on spending, which he has not been willing to do. >> first of all, we're not talking about 30, we had 85 votes. it doesn't help if you caricature. the fiscal cliff a deal/deal and joe biden. we got less than we wanted. i would have liked to have based taxes on people making $300,000 a year. but we had 85 republicans for that. on the hurricane, that was a very bipartisan deal in the senate and the notion that we were going to peel off a few, that shouldn't be partisan at all. after spending, i agree. here's the problem. the biggest increase in spending in the last, in this century has been a military spending. unpaid for in iraq, an unnecessary war. afghanistan, military spending else where. i very much want to cut spending but people who want to exempt the military from spending cuts. >> you have to have the last word on that. >> every penny to the pentagon and every penny the government spends, we still borrow $300 billion a
the president won the election and all about taxes and he got his taxes. $60 billion a year and runs the government for five days. he has to challenge his party on spending, which he has not been willing to do. >> first of all, we're not talking about 30, we had 85 votes. it doesn't help if you caricature. the fiscal cliff a deal/deal and joe biden. we got less than we wanted. i would have liked to have based taxes on people making $300,000 a year. but we had 85 republicans for that. on...
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ready to play ball, he was going to validate their years of investigation and their millions of federal tax dollars that were spent to build a case against him and he also wanted to be able to rebuild his public image. yet he did neither of those things, he challenged the heart of the anti-doping agency's report was that he actually led and facilitated the use on his cycling team. then the second part of that was even worse because he admitted to bullying, he seemed callous, he seemed rep tillian. it was the sort of thing where anybody who tuned in because they wanted to see contrition, remorse, i don't think people should have to do the contrition cabuki theater, but you don't call up oprah winfrey to do an interview unless you're going to do the oprah winfrey interview. >> does he stand a chance in your mind of ever rehabilitating himself, his image or his career in the sports world? >> let's take the competition piece, you saw it has a lifetime ban on him. the condition for that being removed is him testifying under oath to usada and being willing to name corrupt officials or corrupt cyc
ready to play ball, he was going to validate their years of investigation and their millions of federal tax dollars that were spent to build a case against him and he also wanted to be able to rebuild his public image. yet he did neither of those things, he challenged the heart of the anti-doping agency's report was that he actually led and facilitated the use on his cycling team. then the second part of that was even worse because he admitted to bullying, he seemed callous, he seemed rep...
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he died from cyanide poisoning after picking up his lotto winnings at nearly half a million after taxes. >> and the cdc says 48 states now reporting widespread flu cases. more elderly now hospitalized. 29 children have died in the outbreak. >> then there's this, lady gaga about to lose her title as the most popular celebrity in twitter. justin bieber expected to pass her and have the most twitter followers. they each have over 33 million with just 46,000 separating them right now. first the mayan calendar, now this. hard to believe. >> passing of the torch. tonight, the bizarre story of manti te'o's fake girlfriend is only getting stranger. we have more details. the notre dame linebacker isn't talking. others are reportedly pointing fingers at this guy. we'll tell you who he is and what allegations he's facing just ahead. investors want. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 like no atm fees, worldwide. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and no nuisance fees. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 plus deposit checks with mobile deposit. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and manage your cash and investments tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 with schwab's mobil
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we have seen anything but that really over the fights over the spending cuts and the tax hikes. do you expect this type of relationship, we'll call it that, between the president and congress to continue? >> i do think there will be that antagonism. we have to be realistic about that. i also think there are certain republicans who understand that while the president has to build a legacy, this is also about republican legacy. what kind of party do they want to be in the next four years? do they just want to continue to be the party of the permanent majority in the house, which can obstruct or do they want to focus on how you build towards being a party that can actually win the white house? this is where i think immigration reform comes in. that is a big first step for republicans to show that they understand, especially to the growing latino community, what they need to do in order to bring them in and, frankly, in order to build a path towards winning the white house in 2016 or even beyond. if they don't do that. if they don't focus on trying to figure out a way to get immigra
we have seen anything but that really over the fights over the spending cuts and the tax hikes. do you expect this type of relationship, we'll call it that, between the president and congress to continue? >> i do think there will be that antagonism. we have to be realistic about that. i also think there are certain republicans who understand that while the president has to build a legacy, this is also about republican legacy. what kind of party do they want to be in the next four years?...
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indicted on 21 charges of federal corruption, including bribery, money laundering, fraud, filing false tax returns. nagin was mayor of new orleans during 2005's hurricane katrina and the aftermath and prosecutors say he used his office for personal gain and accepted payoffs, free trips, and thousands of dollars in bribes. >>> hey, the dow and the s&p 500 ended the week at their highest levels in five years. now, the finish closed out a trade week that saw strong quarterly earnings from reports from major banks. markets also seemed to react positively to signs that the debt ceiling debate could be pushed back a bit. trading resumes on tuesday after the martin luther king jr. holiday. >>> let's turn to the inauguration now. former president bush 41 and 43 were, of course, invited, but they won't be there this time. the elder bush is recovering from a month-long hospital stay after being treated for bronchitis. you remember that. a spokesperson for bush 43 says the former president and his wife, laura, wish the obamas, quote, all the best for a wonderful inaugural weekend. both former preside
indicted on 21 charges of federal corruption, including bribery, money laundering, fraud, filing false tax returns. nagin was mayor of new orleans during 2005's hurricane katrina and the aftermath and prosecutors say he used his office for personal gain and accepted payoffs, free trips, and thousands of dollars in bribes. >>> hey, the dow and the s&p 500 ended the week at their highest levels in five years. now, the finish closed out a trade week that saw strong quarterly earnings...
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in the heart of the south we still had literacy tests, people were asked to pay a poll tax. count the jelly beans in the jar. we want people to learn, so many young members of congress have been elected and they have commented. they don't have a sense of history. they need to be able to walk in the footsteps of another generation. >> would dr. king look down on this day and say i'm proud of where the country is or would he say what a distance the country still has to go. >> i don't know whether we would agree on this. but i think he would challenge us about the distance we have yet to go. and to do innovative things, you mentioned the programs and things of bringing people back to the south. we have established the medgar evers institute with the hope that reaching out into colleges and high schools all across the country, that people will learn about that time and find ways in which they can strategize to move us forward technologically, anyway. >> so that's -- >> i would say dr. king would be very proud and very pleased at the distance we have come. but i agree, we would s
in the heart of the south we still had literacy tests, people were asked to pay a poll tax. count the jelly beans in the jar. we want people to learn, so many young members of congress have been elected and they have commented. they don't have a sense of history. they need to be able to walk in the footsteps of another generation. >> would dr. king look down on this day and say i'm proud of where the country is or would he say what a distance the country still has to go. >> i don't...
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he's accused soft money laundering and bribery and tax and wire fraud. prosecutors say nagin's family members received a vacation in hawaii, first class airfare to jamaica, private jet, a limo cost more than $23,000 as part of these alleged bribes. >>> let's head back to washington now. randi kaye is live this morning at the national mall, ahead of president obama's inauguration. randi, i know that there have to be some heaters out there, some blankets, something! >> oh, yeah. we have quite the setup out here. it's pretty warm, and you can't see it, but i'll hold it up a little bit for you, i actually have a heated blanket on top of me. so they're taking very, very good care of us out here. we'll be out here all morning. the party certainly just getting started here. but then again, there's four years to look forward to. so what issues will define the president's second term? we will take a closer look. >>> but first, all morning long, we'll be taking a look back at past inaugurations. ronald reagan's second inauguration remains the coldest on record and
he's accused soft money laundering and bribery and tax and wire fraud. prosecutors say nagin's family members received a vacation in hawaii, first class airfare to jamaica, private jet, a limo cost more than $23,000 as part of these alleged bribes. >>> let's head back to washington now. randi kaye is live this morning at the national mall, ahead of president obama's inauguration. randi, i know that there have to be some heaters out there, some blankets, something! >> oh, yeah. we...
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jobs, tax reform, unstable middle east, just to name a few. tonight at 8:00 pm eastern time, fareed zakaria will get solutions from top political experts in memo to the president. inaugurations have come in every shape and size from roosevelt to bush. another roosevelt to another bush. we'll look back at all the top moments. >>> but first a question for all the political junkies, tuned in and watching this morning. what month has had the most presidential inaugurations? no cheating. don't go to google. if you do know the answer tweet me at randi kaye at cnn. oh! progress-oh! -oh! -oh! oh! oh! ♪ what do you know? oh! ♪ bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your story for a chance to win a progress-oh! makeover in hollywood. go to facebook.com/progresso to enter. i got this snapshot thing from progressive, plugged it into my car, and got a discount just for being the good driver i've always been. i'm just out here
jobs, tax reform, unstable middle east, just to name a few. tonight at 8:00 pm eastern time, fareed zakaria will get solutions from top political experts in memo to the president. inaugurations have come in every shape and size from roosevelt to bush. another roosevelt to another bush. we'll look back at all the top moments. >>> but first a question for all the political junkies, tuned in and watching this morning. what month has had the most presidential inaugurations? no cheating....
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but there's a road to citizenship that you are able to go on if you pay your back taxes, if you have a criminal investigation, you find out there's no crimes, no serious crimes. and you get at the end of the line. but there has to be a path. three, we've got to have family unity as a central core of any policy. you can't deport the parents and leave their 5 million kids here. there are 2 million dreamers. so those are some of the elements of wa we talked about, and i know that the president supports those core elements. we expect there will be bipartisan support for that, as well. >> can you give us a sense of the timing on this? when will we see these plans. >> it's going to depend on the congress, as well. i expect in the next month you'll see these proposals, certainly already, senator mccain and graham and in len dez and others are working together to come up with a comprehensive package. remember, there's been some movement from the republicans as a result of the election. i think they're going to want do it on a bipartisan basis. >> go back to guns for a minute. you listed thin
but there's a road to citizenship that you are able to go on if you pay your back taxes, if you have a criminal investigation, you find out there's no crimes, no serious crimes. and you get at the end of the line. but there has to be a path. three, we've got to have family unity as a central core of any policy. you can't deport the parents and leave their 5 million kids here. there are 2 million dreamers. so those are some of the elements of wa we talked about, and i know that the president...
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first of all, it draws more attention in russia to putin's 13% flat tax. i mean, that is a very low tax in a country where inequality of income is just gigantic. right up there with america's inequality of income. there is a lot of resentment among ordinary russians are paying only 13%. another side potential consequence. putin, russia is turning east. it's turning away from europe and that's the subject of a much longer discussion. but, putin, russia's two main allies in europe have been germany and france. the german relationship has soured. the french relationship has not soured. but if this goes down, this act or stunt of taking russia, by the way, he's not going to live in russia. he just took the passport. but if this goes down badly in france, for any reason, it will further fray russia's ties with the west and russia's turn to the east. that's not good for any of us, i think. >> stephen cohen william browder, thank you for joining us. >>> why in the world would the country's with the greatest oil reserves in for a year of complete upheaval. it's no
first of all, it draws more attention in russia to putin's 13% flat tax. i mean, that is a very low tax in a country where inequality of income is just gigantic. right up there with america's inequality of income. there is a lot of resentment among ordinary russians are paying only 13%. another side potential consequence. putin, russia is turning east. it's turning away from europe and that's the subject of a much longer discussion. but, putin, russia's two main allies in europe have been...
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higher estate tax rate. but it could have been worse. >> i think that the wealthy got off pretty easily here. there's a modest tax increase for the very wealthiest in this society, a very tiny percentage. i, frankly, that there are more taxes coming and they're going to bite more deeply into the middle class. >> approximately two-thirds of american will pay more taxes. the tax bite for the middle class comes from the end of payroll tax cut, which wasn't renewed in the fiscal cliff deal. but whatever happened to comprehensive tax reform? >> the irs tax code is still a nightmare. it's too complex, too costly, and too unfair. >> reporter: both sides say they're open to simplifying the tax code. more than 70,000 pages in 2012. the u.s. government gives away more than $1 trillion a year in tax breaks, but republicans say reform isn't about squeezing more money out of taxpayers. >> i think tax reform is a good idea, but now that we have resolved the revenue issue, tax reform ought to be revenue neutral, as it was
higher estate tax rate. but it could have been worse. >> i think that the wealthy got off pretty easily here. there's a modest tax increase for the very wealthiest in this society, a very tiny percentage. i, frankly, that there are more taxes coming and they're going to bite more deeply into the middle class. >> approximately two-thirds of american will pay more taxes. the tax bite for the middle class comes from the end of payroll tax cut, which wasn't renewed in the fiscal cliff...
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higher taxes on households making above $450,000 and other tax increases will raise an additional $600 billion in revenue by 2022. but that's not enough. and as democrats and republicans gear up over the next few months to debate spending cuts, debt limits and the federal budget, there still is not a credible plan out there that puts a serious dent in the debt. but douglas durst still holds out hope that one day he'll be able to retire his dad's debt clock. >> i'm an optimist. we would have a very big party. >> reporter: alison kosik, cnn, new york. >>> speaking of money, if you're looking for that job that really pays, you probably want to get a college degree or pick up a second degree. that is right. ali velshi and christine romans take a look at the careers and the schools that can help you get ahead. >> thanks. okay. so when christine and i were in college, the idea was to study kind of whatever you -- those were in the days before cable -- study whatever you wanted and the world was your oyster if you got a university degree. if you had to go back and make a choice today about wh
higher taxes on households making above $450,000 and other tax increases will raise an additional $600 billion in revenue by 2022. but that's not enough. and as democrats and republicans gear up over the next few months to debate spending cuts, debt limits and the federal budget, there still is not a credible plan out there that puts a serious dent in the debt. but douglas durst still holds out hope that one day he'll be able to retire his dad's debt clock. >> i'm an optimist. we would...
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obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes but he is just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> that ad launched today. the white house called it repugnant and cow ardly. highlighting nra intransigence is part of the strategy. momentum for change may be starting to fade. 56% now favor an assault weapons ban compared to 62% immediately after newtown. 58% support a ban on extended magazines. last month, that was 62%. however, expanded background checks remains popular with 87% supporting checks on gun show purchases. we'll have more on the politics shortly. first, the personal two takes on what happened at the white house today. lexi holler, the uncle of noah posner joins us along with colin goddard, slot four times at virginia tech. >>> i was wondering what your reaction was to what you heard? >> well, based on what we heard before, the announcement when the families met with the president and the vice president and during the announcement itself, i was satisfied and pleased to see tha
obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes but he is just another elitist hypocrite when it comes to a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> that ad launched today. the white house called it repugnant and cow ardly. highlighting nra intransigence is part of the strategy. momentum for change may be starting to fade. 56% now favor an assault weapons ban compared to 62% immediately after newtown. 58% support a ban on extended...
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what i said was we weren't going to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthy. and we didn't. >> joining me now, john king, john king, welcome, welcome. help me understand what exactly the president is saying. is he saying he absolutely will not negotiate with congress when it comes to the debt ceiling? and to point out, i had ben stein on, an economist. he said, brooke, saying not negotiating is a negotiating tact tactic. >> ben is correct in that regard. what the president is saying, he's not going to repeat two years ago. he did get involved in detailed negotiations and the president, in that same news conference, said if the republicans feel they have to have some package of spending cuts to go with raising the debt ceiling, then let them put their own plan together and see if they can get the votes in congress. he's not going to help them. he said he was not going to let the republicans put a gun to the head of the american people, or he was not going to let them attach a ransom. the president used tough language today and part of what he was saying is i wo
what i said was we weren't going to extend bush tax cuts for the wealthy. and we didn't. >> joining me now, john king, john king, welcome, welcome. help me understand what exactly the president is saying. is he saying he absolutely will not negotiate with congress when it comes to the debt ceiling? and to point out, i had ben stein on, an economist. he said, brooke, saying not negotiating is a negotiating tact tactic. >> ben is correct in that regard. what the president is saying,...
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state legislators are saying, let's put excise taxes on. and they feel they have to do something. >> obesity rates are on the increase, soda consumption is on the decrease. i was talking to sanjay gupta, he said overall we're just eating more. but, look, coke is doing pretty well. i read a quote where you were saying the soda industry is under siege, but reading -- what was a reading, business week, business week says coke raked in $48 billion in profits last year and they're thinking it will be $50 billion this year. do you think they're under the attack. they seem to be doing pretty well. >> well, they may be doing pretty well, but they're doing much better overseas than they are in the united states. and -- but they see a decaying business. all the criticism is repositioning soft drinks from fun and happiness to disease and death. that's not a good place for industry to be. >> so what do you want from coke? because obviously they want to make money. they sell all kinds of things. short of stopping selling these sugary drinks, is there an
state legislators are saying, let's put excise taxes on. and they feel they have to do something. >> obesity rates are on the increase, soda consumption is on the decrease. i was talking to sanjay gupta, he said overall we're just eating more. but, look, coke is doing pretty well. i read a quote where you were saying the soda industry is under siege, but reading -- what was a reading, business week, business week says coke raked in $48 billion in profits last year and they're thinking it...
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he has made the tax code more progressive. i don't think anybody quite knows what we can do to get those millions of middle class jobs with wage gains that we need. it's a really, really pressing question for this economy. >> when people are living paycheck to paycheck who weren't ten years ago, that still becomes a problem even if you have health care and some of these other things. john, we are in the throes of partisanship in washington. even the president is pointing fingers. >> we are poised for a good year if we make smart decisions and sound investments. and as long as washington politics don't get in the way of america's progress. >> what breaks that juggernaut? can it get worse than this or -- please tell me this has got to be the bottom. >> every time we've said that it can't possibly get any worse in washington, it magically somehow gets worse in washington. we are in a surreal situation where right now probably the biggest impediment to america's recovery is the u.s. congress. if we have another downgrade, which is
he has made the tax code more progressive. i don't think anybody quite knows what we can do to get those millions of middle class jobs with wage gains that we need. it's a really, really pressing question for this economy. >> when people are living paycheck to paycheck who weren't ten years ago, that still becomes a problem even if you have health care and some of these other things. john, we are in the throes of partisanship in washington. even the president is pointing fingers. >>...
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we have a whole tax code that helps states like new york that have higher taxes because they can take it off of their federal income taxes. that has to be part of that, as well. i think we need to help those in need is something we should be doing but if you are not going to spend 80% of the dollars for two years what's the rush? why hurry? get to the direct needs now and that's what i think is important and that's why i offered a transparency amendment that says let's see where the money is going. fema needs reform. we should be reformed it the last two years, a decade ago, after katrina problems and hopefully we can make progress when we do that. >> thank you very much. we appreciate your time. >>> still to come, france has sent more troops in to mali to fight the war there and the united states promises to help. what is help going to mean for american troops? >>> plus an "outfront" investigation, birth tourism. paying women big money to come to the united states and give birth to new american citizens. >>> and president obama goes it alone on gun control. one senator compares the p
we have a whole tax code that helps states like new york that have higher taxes because they can take it off of their federal income taxes. that has to be part of that, as well. i think we need to help those in need is something we should be doing but if you are not going to spend 80% of the dollars for two years what's the rush? why hurry? get to the direct needs now and that's what i think is important and that's why i offered a transparency amendment that says let's see where the money is...
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we got a whole tax code that actually helps states like new york that have higher taxes because they can take that off their federal income taxes. that has to be part of that as well. but i think we need to do -- certainly helping those in need is probably something we should be doing but if you're not going to spend 80% of the dollars for two years, what's the rush? let's get to the direct needs right now and that's what i think's important. that's why i offered transparency amendment that said let's go see where this money is going. that went on there. i think that's important. fema needs reform. we should have reformed it the last two years. they should have reformed it a decade ago, after the katrina problems. hopefully we can make some progress when we do that. >> thank you very much. we appreciate your time tonight. >>> still to come, france has sent more troops into mali to fight the war there and the united states promises to help. but what is help really going the mean for american troops? >>> plus, an "outfront" investigation. birth tourism. paying women big money to come t
we got a whole tax code that actually helps states like new york that have higher taxes because they can take that off their federal income taxes. that has to be part of that as well. but i think we need to do -- certainly helping those in need is probably something we should be doing but if you're not going to spend 80% of the dollars for two years, what's the rush? let's get to the direct needs right now and that's what i think's important. that's why i offered transparency amendment that...
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couldn't take anything for granted. >> reporter: their lobbying effort paid off, there is no federal tax on sugary drinks. fast forward to today, the centers for disease control says more and more americans are drinking the stuff. the center for science and the public interest, a non-profit consumer advocacy group says sugary drinks are the number one source of calories in the american diet. they put out their famous version of the coca-cola bear called the real bear. ♪ sugar, sugar, so good, so good, sugar ♪ >> coca-cola said "obesity is complex and requires partnership and collaboration to help solve it. we have an important role to play in the effort to find solutions that work for everybody." let's bring in our chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. so i know it's a tough topic. coke says it can play an important role in america's fight against obesity, it says it's decreased the calories in its products. in middle schools it sells juices instead of cans of coke. it says it's doing its part. what's the big deal? leave us alone? >> i think that's part of it. there's a fear
couldn't take anything for granted. >> reporter: their lobbying effort paid off, there is no federal tax on sugary drinks. fast forward to today, the centers for disease control says more and more americans are drinking the stuff. the center for science and the public interest, a non-profit consumer advocacy group says sugary drinks are the number one source of calories in the american diet. they put out their famous version of the coca-cola bear called the real bear. ♪ sugar, sugar, so...
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he had won an election over the tax issue and the republicans lost over the tax issue. they're pushing that so far off the table that i don't even hear them talking about tax reform anymore. the president is making a gamble here, that the public will see the republicans as irresponsible and absurd, as he called them, that you can't let the united states of america default, that's not who we are, and that the american public will be embarrassed by this fight. the republicans are making the calculation, you know what, the public is going to be on our side, because we have to get on a path of fiscal sustainability over the long term so they're going to be with us, they're going to want spending cuts. >> we've been measuring the political pressure on the speaker as it builds, it seems, to a big climax here. how much pressure is he in right now? >> huge amount of pressure. don't forget, he didn't have a great time in the fiscal cliff fight. he couldn't bring a majority of his own caucus to vote for that final proposal. this time, his own caucus has put him on notice. a, don'
he had won an election over the tax issue and the republicans lost over the tax issue. they're pushing that so far off the table that i don't even hear them talking about tax reform anymore. the president is making a gamble here, that the public will see the republicans as irresponsible and absurd, as he called them, that you can't let the united states of america default, that's not who we are, and that the american public will be embarrassed by this fight. the republicans are making the...
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. >> asking barack obama not to be a big-spending, high-taxing liberal is a denial of everything that we've learned about him in his career. it's much better for the house republicans to say, this is what we're prepared to do. there are dozens of places you can dramatically change spending without having to get involved in a general crisis over the u.s. debt. >> does he have a point? do you think this is a message from the former speaker that's worth heeding? >> well, we definitely want to work with president obama, and we're at the beginning of the 113th congress. i would also say that this is our moment, though. the american people know that our economy is struggling right now, partly because of the debt that is impacting american families, hard-working taxpayers all across this country. when president obama was in the senate, when he was a u.s. senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. and he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point. and so i would, at the beginning of this congress, hope that the president would make this a new start, where we c
. >> asking barack obama not to be a big-spending, high-taxing liberal is a denial of everything that we've learned about him in his career. it's much better for the house republicans to say, this is what we're prepared to do. there are dozens of places you can dramatically change spending without having to get involved in a general crisis over the u.s. debt. >> does he have a point? do you think this is a message from the former speaker that's worth heeding? >> well, we...
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. >>> a northern california man facing a $14,000 property tax bill, paid his tab in rolls of coin. stacks of dollar bills. larry casper said he tried to pay half his bill weeks ago but the county would only accept payment in full. so he asked family to empty out their piggie banks. every year at this time, this becomes the park city, utah sundance film festival. sundance traditionally a mecca for independent films. some 50,000 people expected to descend on the town over the next ten days. next week you guys are traveling to sundance, right? >> i'm heading to sundance. i'll be part of those 50,000 people. it's my first time at sundance. >> you are so fabulous, aren't you? >> yes, yes, i'm trying to figure out what to wear. if you have advice, let me know. >> you'll look glamorous, no doubt. >> gloves and boots. >> i'm hearing it's rather cold. >>> it is now 18 minutes after the hour, time to get an early read on your news making national headlines this from the new york daily news as it revisits the story of katie beers. 20 years as a girl she was kidnapped and held for two weeks in
. >>> a northern california man facing a $14,000 property tax bill, paid his tab in rolls of coin. stacks of dollar bills. larry casper said he tried to pay half his bill weeks ago but the county would only accept payment in full. so he asked family to empty out their piggie banks. every year at this time, this becomes the park city, utah sundance film festival. sundance traditionally a mecca for independent films. some 50,000 people expected to descend on the town over the next ten...